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Sprouts:Sprouts: Crime and Capital Punishment |
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| Today on Sprouts, we offer a sampling of historic recordings in hopes that they will constructively contribute to the debate over the implementation of the death penalty in the United States. |
Caryl Chessman, Rubin Hurricane Carter, Meeting of Minds with Steve Allen, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Mumia Abu-Jamal |
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Pacifica Radio throughout its history has been at the forefront of capital punishment news and analysis, and as a media institution has become well-respected for its frequency, volume, and depth of coverage. Audio selections today are drawn from the following Pacifica titles:
The Coming Death of Caryl Chessman (1959)
A documentary on the emotionally charged trial of Caryl Chessman and the debate over his May 2, 1960 execution. Produced by Gene Marine.
Meeting of the Minds - Steve Allen (1960)
Actors represent Aristotle, Montaigne, Hegel, Dostoyevsky, Freud, and Darwin in a discussion of the death penalty. Narrated by Steve Allen.
Death House Letters of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1967)
Lois Adler and Gerald Fritz read selections from the prison correspondence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were tried, sentenced, and executed for espionage following the Soviet Union's development of an atomic bomb. Narrated by Eric Nord.
Rubin Hurricane' Carter (1978)
Middleweight prizefighter Rubin "Hurricane" Carter shares his experiences in prison and hopes for release in an interview by Lynn Samuels at Trenton State Prison, New Jersey.
Democracy Now!: Rubin Hurricane' Carter (1998)
A delegation, led by former boxing champ Rubin Hurricane Carter who served 19 years for a crime he did not commit, travels to Texas to pressure authorities to grant clemency to death row inmate Joseph Stanley Faulder.
The Legal Lynching of Mumia Abu-Jamal (1995)
Actor and activist Mike Farrell introduces Leonard Weinglass. |
Produced and Written by Mark Torres
and Brian DeShazor
Executive Produced by Sprouts and Ursula Ruedenberg |
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| Education/Reference | Historical | Government and Law | Human Rights | Civil Liberties |
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Sprouts: Crime and Capital Punishment |
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Los Angeles, Pacifica Radio Archives |
2011-10-26 |
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